Definitions

carve out

VERB

take

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept arrest capture collect earn grab have hold pick up reach receive seize win

STRONG

abduct acquire attain catch clasp clutch collar ensnare entrap grasp grip handle obtain overtake prehend reap secure snag snatch strike

WEAK

carry off gain possession gather up get hold of haul in lay hold of pull in take hold of take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

drop fail free give let go liberate lose offer release spend throw away

STRONG

forfeit give up loose miss misunderstand surrender unfasten

WEAK

abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge keep maintain misconceive refuse reject repulse stop

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carve out

Tron Baker is another who presumably could carve out a place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Armenian farmers, he said, should focus more on quality than yield to carve out a place in alternative markets.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Although Scotland have struggled to carve out meaningful opportunities in their two group matches, they have been largely solid in defence.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

The data-analytics company is pushing further into AI applications for general work as it aims to carve out a place in the artificial-intelligence world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Given time, they could carve out a toehold for themselves up there, throwing up ramparts of their own and dropping ropes and ladders for thousands more to clamber over after them.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

carve out

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